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McPHERSON v. STEAMSHIP SOUTH AFRICAN PIONEER

No. 8305.

321 F.Supp. 42 (1971)

P. J. McPHERSON, Administrator of the Estate of Gordon Chester McPherson, deceased, Libelant, and Ann McPherson, also known as Margie W. McPherson, Intervenor, v. STEAMSHIP SOUTH AFRICAN PIONEER, her engines, etc., in rem, and South African Marine Corporation, Ltd., in personam, and James S. Darling, Jr. et al., individually and trading as J. S. Darling & Son, and Severn L. Robbins et al., all being former owners and operators of the FISHING TRAWLER POWHATAN, in personam, Respondents.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

January 11, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy L. Sykes, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for libelant.

Steingold & Steingold, Norfolk, Va., and Paul S. Edelman, New York City, for intervenor.

Braden Vandeventer for James S. Darling and others.

Francis N. Crenshaw, Norfolk, Va., for South African Marine Corp., respondents.

MEMORANDUM

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

By an amended libel it is alleged that during the early morning hours of April 10, 19611 a collision occurred between the SOUTH AFRICAN PIONEER and the fishing trawler POWHATAN, as a result of which the POWHATAN was cut in two and sank. Only the master of the POWHATAN survived. The entire crew, including Gordon Chester McPherson (referred...

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